BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class*
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Spring 2017 

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WIAG
31: Protein
      [Notes: Protein]
      Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion
                   (particularly Sections I - III)
      Notes: Paper chromatography
      Problem Set: PS1: Protein (Feb 6) (Today: PS1.4)
      Questionnaire
1 2: Protein
    Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion
    [Notes: Paper chromatography]
    Problem Set: PS1: Protein (pdf) (Feb 6) (Today: PS1.4,PS1.7)
    Questionnaire
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Mentor
Progress

(PDF)
(DOCX)
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PS1
7: Protein
    Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion (Parts I-III)
    Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure (see companion)
    Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Feb 13)
                (Today: PS2.1 as a community and 2.6)
    Questionnaire
8 9: Protein
    Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion
    Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure
    Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Feb 13)
                (Today: PS2.6, PS2.5)
    Questionnaire
10
Mentor
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PS2
14: DNA
      Notes: DNA structure - Parts A-C
      Investigation: Build your own DNA
      Notes: Diffraction -- distance vs spacing
      Problem Set: PS3: DNA structure (Feb 20)
                  (Today: PS3.1, PS3.2, PS3.4)
      Questionnaire
15   16: DNA
      Notes: DNA structure
      Notes: Diffraction -- distance vs spacing
      Exercise: mini-article + how to read it
      Problem Set: PS3: DNA structure (Feb 20) (Today: PS3.3, 3.5)
      Exam 2 availability survey (by end of today)
      Exam 2: What to expect and Ground rules
      Questionnaire
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Bibliogr
20
PS3
21: DNA
      Notes: DNA Replication
      Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion
      Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication (Today: PS4.1, PS4.2)
      Questionnaire
22   23: DNA
      Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion
      Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication (Today: PS4.3, PR4.4)
      Questionnaire
      Exam 2: E-mailed Thursday afternoon
                  What to expect and Ground rules
                  Survey due any time Saturday, Feb 25
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28: EXAM II -- NO CLASS
      Individual meetings (Sun-Wed)
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2: Translation
    Exam II Questionnaire
    Exam II, due 7:00 AM
    Retrospective: Exam II
    Research Proposal: Example
    Summaries: Consider samples #1 and #2
    Overview: The coding problem
    Problem Set: PS5: Coding (Mar 20) (Today: PS5.1, PS5.6)
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